John Richard Alley

Brief Life History of John Richard

When John Richard Alley was born on 15 January 1920, in Bancroft, Bannock, Idaho, United States, his father, George Alley, was 41 and his mother, Henrietta Johnson, was 29. He married Mary Jean Backman on 2 February 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 2007 and United States in 2007. He died on 6 May 2007, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Richard Alley
1920–2007
Mary Jean Backman
1924–2018
Marriage: 2 February 1944
Mary Margaret Peggy Alley
1945–2021

Sources (27)

  • John R Alley, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John Richard Alley, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
  • John Richard Alley, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1944 · The G.I Bill

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Ally, Alli, as forms such as Johannes filius Alli (Norfolk, 1205) make clear. It may be a pet form of Alexander , Alan , Alice , or Alison , or a survival of Old Danish Alli, Old Swedish Alle, found as Alli in the Domesday Book.

In some cases also an altered form of French Hallé (see Halle 2) or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

Variant of Allee 2, a surname of French origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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